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A child (pl. children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, [1] [2] or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. [3] The term may also refer to an unborn human being.
A latchkey kid, or latchkey child, is a child who returns to an empty home after school (or other activities) or a child who is often left at home with no supervision because their parents are away at work. Such a child can be any age, alone or with siblings who are also under the age of maturity for their community.
The term third culture kid was first coined by researchers John and Ruth Useem in the 1950s, who used it to describe the children of American citizens working and living abroad. [4] Ruth Useem first used the term after her second year-long visit to India with her fellow sociologist / anthropologist husband and three children.
A toddler is a child approximately 1 to 3 years old, though definitions vary. [1] [2] [3] The toddler years are a time of great cognitive, emotional and social development. The word is derived from "to toddle", which means to walk unsteadily, like a child of this age. [4]
KID, National Rail station code for Kidderminster railway station in England KID, IATA code for Kristianstad Airport , Sweden Kids In Danger , working against consumer product hazards to children
Langenscheidt dictionaries in various languages A multi-volume Latin dictionary by Egidio Forcellini Dictionary definition entries. A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged alphabetically (or by consonantal root for Semitic languages or radical and stroke for logographic languages), which may include information on definitions ...
Two married New Jersey cops were arrested — and one was canned — after allegedly sharing nude images of themselves with their kids in the background, authorities said. Officer Brian DiBiasi ...
This definition, which focuses on the stimulation provided by the carer, can be subject to critique. Neglect is about the child's development being adversely affected by the levels of nurturance, but the carers' provision of nurturance is not always a good indicator of the level of nurturance received by the child.